diff --git a/lib/instrumentation/aws-sdk/v3/common.js b/lib/instrumentation/aws-sdk/v3/common.js
index 164a4d4fb5..71e59d2553 100644
--- a/lib/instrumentation/aws-sdk/v3/common.js
+++ b/lib/instrumentation/aws-sdk/v3/common.js
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ module.exports.middlewareConfig = [
     config: {
       name: 'NewRelicDeserialize',
       step: 'deserialize',
+      priority: 'low',
       override: true
     }
   }